The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1887-06-16
FOSTER, FORAKER AND OOMPANY's
BETR AYAL OF SHERMAN.

fheY did the same thing e1Rh, years ago
and then at Chicago betrayed him.
1t will be remembered that Foster
Co, sacrificed Sherman and nominated
Garfield The truth of history confirms
all this. In recent interview Steve E.
klns, who was Blaine's fsctOtum, sayl
he implOred the Ohio delegation t.
sand by Sherman, but they did not
We extract from the Enquirer:
"Wss rot Sherman betrayed by Ohio
in 1892"
"Yes" was the ready answer; "cruelly
betrayed. | labored with the delega
tiOn, and told them frankly that the
light should be kept between Grant and
Blaine, and that to take any other alter
native was the betrayal of John Sher
man, and the more especially so If be
was abandoned by Ohio for another
candidate from the same State"
THE CRISIS.
The nomination of General Garfield
could lot have been made possible with.
out the betrayal by Ohio of Sherman
| The weak hold Sherman had upon the
delegation was because of the insineer
lty Of those having his canvass IN
charge. Had OHIO been tue to SheT
man the Blaine forces would never nave
abandoned their candidate. The break
In the Ohio line, when It's delegation
decided to support Garfield, made tht
situation one OF great danger. TheTt
was but one alternative This was thai
the Blaine following should abdicate
for Garfield, or Grants nomination was
assured.
II was then arranged that three bal
lots should be taken the next mOrniDe
before WiscOn in swung its delegation
for Garfield. There was still the hop,
that the Grant line in the Southern del
egations might be- broken, and thus
Blaine secure the nomination. The Gran
believers remained inVinoible. After
the three ballOs had been taken Wis
cOnsin made its claUge on the fourth
and the wild tumult which followed
originated with the Ohio delegates, With
whom Garfield SAT pale aud blauched
Even then, and with the exhilsration OF
cheers and eXultsnU ysls, there was The
fear that the coup d'etat might fail Il
necessltated the elimination complete
of Blaine as candidate before the COZ
VentiOn. IL old succeed, bit the 306
votes which began with the ATst balIOl
or Grant went down with him witt
cOIoTs flying on the last Had Garfield
failed to secure the nomination on the
very ballot his name was spruDg, Gram
would have attained the nomination OIL
the next The anti Grant contingent
had cast their hazard on die and had
won.
FELT THAT HE HAD BEEN BETRAYED
That Mr.. Sherman knew himself Of
bis betrayal, subsequent events proved
The men who had played with him thu
role of Judas had incurred llsbilitie,
which he refused to honor. Out OF thi
grew q scandal, and the confession tina
Governor Foster had to become fiuRn
cially responsible for the Obllg
CURED as an incident of SheFman's can
didacy. The other bills were paid by
Don Cameron for the Grant canvass ano
by four men Of the Blaine canvass
Three of the lat er were Steve Eikint
James w. BOstler, Of Pennsylvania, ano
Ex Senator Chaffse. The amount IL
round numbers was 50 900, snd they di
Vlded 1t by four and assum ID it. Tht
expsn es which attached TO Garheld's
nomination we're not single penny. 80
much for SheImsn's betrayal OF 1880.
THE CONVENTION OF 1884
II Ohio acted treeacherOusy to Sher
man In 1880, " rubbed 1t In in 1884.
There was something Of extenuatloI
after all In the previous betrayal, exc0s.
able on the ground OF fear which third
candidacy Of Grant had raised. No such
issue but figure when
Joseph Benson Foraker ignored the Sen
atOr's claims Mr., Foraker was no
only he Chairman of the Ohio delegs
tl0n, but further be was DrOfessedly the
champion and agent of Sherman. To
him was reposed the trust of officially
enting to the convention the claims
upon which Ohio urged Sherman for tn
exalted Presidential Office. How he
performed this duty Is likewise history
From the rostrum Of the convention hall
he made q speech 0stensibly for SheT
man, but which bore the imprint OF
Blaine. The greater claims of Blaine,
whether by accident or what not, were
so interviewer with his speech of pFesen
tatiOn that 1t as recognized on all
sides as Blaine speech, and the query
was raised In the alert newspaper quar-
ter: "WheTo does Sherman come in?"
The fact Is he did not come in at all.
SO far as the speech was concerned be
was left at the post.
''KEEP 1T QUIET"
Mr.. Sherman in 1884 did not
have Ohio behind him, because
the leaders controlled The dele.
cation against him. | remember
we'll when the second ballot was In
progress. Leaving my seat In the press
quarter went over to the Ohio delega.
tion and had chat with Jim Robinson,
then the Secretary Of State, Keep II
quiet" said he. "b1t on the next ballot
Ohio will 90 to Blaine IL did 'go for
Blaine and the fervid announcement
OF the change was made with more than
ghouliih significance by the young Cow,
ernor who was the spokesman. A dele
cation which In q close race could not
Withstand two ballots betrayed pn In
sincerity to Sherman, to draw it mild
Before the Ohio delegation went into
the convention 1t was pTearrRnged to
give Sherman support but on two bal
lots. That Is, by the half OF the whole
number who prOfessed TO be for him.
The wonder Is how Sherman can
again accept. In good faith, the profes
elons Of the men who have twice deceiv-
ed him. Both Foster and Fotaker call
upon the hills to bear testimony 70 their
adhesion. It Is the fear that "My lady
doth pKotest too much which now dis
counts their loyalty, Foraker docs not
want to complicate his next Guberna-
torial canvass with John Shermap'a